1982 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1982 Davis Cup.

10 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, split across the North & Central America and the South America Zones. The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group. ^[1]

Paraguay defeated Canada in the Americas Inter-Zonal Final and qualified for the 1983 World Group. ^[2]

Participating nations

North & Central America Zone:   Canada   Caribbean/West Indies   Colombia   Venezuela

South America Zone:   Bolivia   Brazil   Ecuador   Paraguay   Peru   Uruguay

North & Central America Zone

Draw

	Semifinals 15–24 January					Final 5–7 March
	Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
		Colombia	5
		Caribbean/West Indies	0			Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)
							Colombia	1
	Caracas, Venezuela (hard)						Canada	3
		Canada	4
		Venezuela	1

Semifinals

Colombia vs. Caribbean/West Indies

Colombia 5	Club Los Lagartos, Bogotá, Colombia [3] 22–24 January 1982 Clay		Caribbean/West Indies 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alejandro Cortes Leo Rolle 6 4 6 4 6 3       2 Jairo Velasco John Antonas 9 7 6 0 6 4       3 Alejandro Cortes  /  Jairo Velasco John Antonas  /  Leo Rolle 6 3 6 1 3 6 6 4     4 Alejandro Cortes Adrian Clarke 6 1 6 4         5 Luis Arturo González Leo Rolle 7 5 4 6 6 2 6 4

Venezuela vs. Canada

Venezuela 1	Caracas, Venezuela [4] 15–17 January 1982 Hard		Canada 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jorge Andrew Harry Fritz 14 16 9 11 11 9 6 4 9 11   2 Randolf Scheller Réjean Genois 2 6 1 6 3 6       3 Jorge Andrew  /  Iñaki Calvo William Cowan  /  John Picken 4 6 4 6 7 5 6 4 7 5   4 Randolf Scheller John Picken 3 6 3 6 4 6       5 Abraham Sojo William Cowan 5 7 2 6

The singles match between Andrew and Fritz set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a singles rubber (100). ^[5]

Final

Canada vs. Colombia

Canada 3	Montreal, Canada [6] 5–7 March 1982 Hard (indoors)		Colombia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Réjean Genois Jairo Velasco 6 2 8 6 6 3       2 Glenn Michibata Alejandro Cortes 3 6 4 6 9 11       3 Josef Brabenec  /  Harry Fritz Alejandro Cortes  /  Jairo Velasco 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Réjean Genois Alejandro Cortes 9 7 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 3   5 Glenn Michibata Jairo Velasco           not played

South America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals 8–10 January

Semifinals 22–24 January

Final 5–7 March

Brazil

bye

Fortaleza, Brazil (clay)

Brazil

0

La Paz, Bolivia (clay)

Ecuador

5

Ecuador

5

Bolivia

0

Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)

Ecuador

2

Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

Paraguay

3

Paraguay

3

Peru

2

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Paraguay

3

Uruguay

2

bye

Uruguay

Quarterfinals

Bolivia vs. Ecuador

Bolivia 0	La Paz, Bolivia [7] 8–10 January 1982 Clay		Ecuador 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Carlos Alvarado Ricardo Ycaza 2 6 1 6 6 3 4 6     2 Ramiro Benavides Andrés Gómez 10 8 3 6 4 6 6 3 1 6   3 Juan Carlos Alvarado  /  Ramiro Benavides Andrés Gómez  /  Ricardo Ycaza 6 4 4 6 2 6 1 6     4 Alexander Zalesky Andrés Gómez 1 6 3 6         5 Ramiro Benavides Raúl Viver 3 6 2 6

Paraguay vs. Peru

Paraguay 3	Asunción, Paraguay [8] 8–10 January 1982 Clay		Peru 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco González Pablo Arraya 6 2 8 6 6 4       2 Víctor Pecci Fernando Maynetto 6 4 7 5 6 2       3 Francisco González  /  Víctor Pecci Pablo Arraya  /  Fernando Maynetto 4 6 7 5 6 4 6 3     4 Oscar Napout Carlos di Laura 2 6 2 6         5 Francisco Arréllaga Luciano Cuneo 6 4 4 6 0 6

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Ecuador

Brazil 0	Fortaleza, Brazil [9] 22–24 January 1982 Clay		Ecuador 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Edvaldo Oliveira Ricardo Ycaza 1 6 1 6 2 6       2 Marcos Braga Andrés Gómez 2 6 6 4 3 6 4 6     3 Eduardo Oncins  /  Fernando Roese Andrés Gómez  /  Ricardo Ycaza 4 6 4 6 4 6       4 Fernando Roese Raúl Viver 7 9 2 6 2 6       5 Eduardo Oncins Ricardo Ycaza 5 7 3 6

Uruguay vs. Paraguay

Uruguay 2	Montevideo, Uruguay [10] 22–24 January 1982 Clay		Paraguay 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Diego Pérez Francisco González 1 6 6 4 1 6 8 6 6 3   2 José Luis Damiani Víctor Pecci 8 6 6 3 8 6       3 José Luis Damiani  /  Diego Pérez Francisco González  /  Víctor Pecci 3 6 6 3 7 9 9 7 6 8   4 José Luis Damiani Francisco González 4 6 4 6 3 6       5 Diego Pérez Víctor Pecci 1 6 7 5 6 8 4 6

Final

Paraguay vs. Ecuador

Paraguay 3	Asunción, Paraguay [11] 5–7 March 1982 Carpet (indoors)		Ecuador 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Víctor Pecci Ricardo Ycaza 6 1 10 8 6 1       2 Francisco González Andrés Gómez 6 3 14 12 6 3       3 Francisco González  /  Víctor Pecci Andrés Gómez  /  Ricardo Ycaza 8 6 3 6 2 6 4 6     4 Víctor Pecci Andrés Gómez 7 5 5 7 6 2 6 4     5 Francisco González Ricardo Ycaza 6 1 5 7 3 6

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Canada vs. Paraguay

Canada 1	Laval, Canada [2] 7–9 May 1982 Hard (indoors)		Paraguay 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Glenn Michibata Francisco González 3 6 6 3 4 6 6 4 3 6   2 Réjean Genois Víctor Pecci 2 6 6 8 3 6       3 William Cowan  /  Harry Fritz Francisco González  /  Víctor Pecci 4 6 4 6 0 6       4 Réjean Genois Francisco González 3 6 5 7         5 Glenn Michibata Francisco Arréllaga 6 1 6 0

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "Canada v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
3. "Colombia v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
4. "Venezuela v Canada". daviscup.com.
5. "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
6. "Canada v Colombia". daviscup.com.
7. "Bolivia v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
8. "Paraguay v Peru". daviscup.com.
9. "Brazil v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
10. "Uruguay v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
11. "Ecuador v Paraguay". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website